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This is a list of football clubs located in Pakistan which have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system . For a complete list of clubs as of 2024, see Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list .
By league and division [ edit ] List of clubs grouped by league and province [ edit ] Defunct and inactive clubs [ edit ] The following is a list of clubs that have competed within the leagues and divisions of the Pakistan football league system , but have been disbanded or inactive for a long while as evidenced by the Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 1 Voting Clubs list and Pakistan Football Federation DFA Elections 2024 Round 2 Voting Clubs list .
The following clubs competed in the franchise based Geo Super Football League .[ 1] [ 2]
In its early years, football in Pakistan was mainly dominated by departmental and armed forces teams, which hired footballers as employees and provided them with a basic wage to play for their sides and work full time in the off-season.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Category:Works association football clubs in Pakistan and PFF National Challenge Cup .
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